Zwift Big Spin | Stage 4

Posted on 2nd April 20242nd May 2024 by Tim

Again I stuck with the B Class route for the final Stage 4 – the Lutece Express route in Paris! I had ridden this route before but forgotten how long the ride in was. However it was quite enjoyable and with two laps gave two opportunities to win prizes. I won the Le Tournesol Kit and Le Beret. Annoyingly the prize I wanted – the Union Jack bucket hat wasn’t forthcoming but I wasn’t desperate enough to ride anymore from this event.

Route	Lutece Express
Distance	18.3 km
Time	33 m 22 s
Elevation	109 m
Average Power	228 W

Zwift Big Spin | Stage 3

Posted on 25th March 202425th March 2024 by Tim

This evening I chose to stick with the B Class route for Stage 3 – the Mighty Metropolitan route in New York which contained a nasty KOM that caused a lot of grief! I reverted to my usual wheels from the Tri-Spoke and Disc wheel wheels I got from the Stage 1 ride. This time round I won the Zwift Big Spin shoes. As a bonus, I also levelled up to Level 32 and unlocked the flat cap! Only one more Stage to go for next week but hopefully I’ll get a chance to ride between now and then…

Route	Mighty Metropolitan
Distance	21.0 km
Time	44m 16s
Elevation	327 m
Average Power	208 W

Zwift Big Spin | Stage 2

Posted on 18th March 202418th March 2024 by Tim

Aha! Having learned my lesson with Stage 1 I decided to ride the B Class route for Stage 2 this evening. This was the Greater London Flat route and whilst it was a lot shorter than the usual rides I was glad when it was over! I was able to sustain a much higher threshold than the other day but it was still hard going. I used the Tri-Spoke and Disc wheel wheels I got from the previous Stage ride. I’m not sure they helped to be honest but hey ho… This time round I won the Orange Headphones. Again, woo.

Route	Greater London Flat
Distance	19.1 km
Time	33m 27s
Elevation	103 m
Average Power	248 W

Zwift Big Spin | Stage 1

Posted on 16th March 202418th March 2024 by Tim

Well, tonight’s ride was the first ride in over a month due to travel and illness. I still wasn’t feeling particularly good but having put a lot of weight in due to a lack of exercise I forced myself to jump aboard. Stupidly I chose the Category A ride Country to Coastal. I really suffered with this one and plodded round at a very sedate pace even using the coffee break facility. Still, it felt good to be back in the saddle, literally. It was also a new route for me and I managed to level up to Level 31, and unlocked some Oakley Eyeshades.

Regards the Big Spin I managed to win the Tri-Spoke and Disc wheel combo. Woo.

Route	Country to Coastal
Distance	35.2 km
Time	1h 8m 20s
Elevation	289 m
Average Power	195 W

Zwift Tour de Zwift 2024 | Stage 7

Posted on 14th February 202414th February 2024 by Tim

Tonight I finished the tour with the relatively short 34.3 km Category A ride Everything Bagel in New York. This was the Stage 7 ride of 8 but I never saw the opportunity when the race was originally run so I had to complete it in the catch-up week along with Stage 5. I was dreading the ride in all honesty given the short rest time between this and the nasty Achterbahn in Stage 5. Still, it wasn’t too bad as it was just over an hour’s effort.

So that’s another Tour done and dusted and I’m chuffed I completed all the Stage A rides despite never covering myself in glory with my efforts. Amazingly I didn’t level up as the ride was quite short but I did manage to get back above 2,000,000 drops so I need to go have a look in the shop!

Route	Everything Bagel
Distance	34.3 km
Time	1h 7m 45s
Elevation	545 m
Average Power	250 W